Shares of the beloved—but beleaguered—chain surged after individual investors rushed to defend ‘our pigtailed savior’ from detractors
哪些事AI做不到，也不该做？
随着企业加速拥抱AI，一些领域的过度应用可能弊大于利。
Why One of Tech’s Biggest Gamblers Is Betting Against Elon Musk’s AI Vision
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son thinks the math doesn’t support space-based data centers
What Britain needs to do to grasp its big opportunities in AI
Britain’s AI sector has raised over $14.5bn in venture capital this year and boasts 33 unicorns, outpacing major European rivals despite Brexit challenges. | Britain
Why Back-to-School Deals Are Already Here
As shoppers spread out spending to manage their budgets, more retailers are promoting deals with summer sales such as Amazon’s Prime Day
沃什的抗通胀承诺引发美股下跌
美联储官员暗示年底前可能加息后，美国股市下跌，美债收益率走高。标普500指数下跌1.2%，道指下跌1%，纳指下跌1.3%。
News extortion is rife in China
Three men in Zhejiang province were sentenced for “news extortion”, demanding money from companies to suppress false reports about their public listings. | China
Jun 20th 2026 Edition
The world this week
How to launch a tech product
Tech giants like Apple, Google and Nvidia use developer conferences to showcase products, but these events follow a predictable formula of rehearsed presentations. | Business
Europe buys the future, America builds it
European economists debate whether Europe is falling behind America economically, with Paul Krugman and Philippe Aghion disagreeing over GDP measurement methods. | Finance & economics
Barack Obama has built a monument to himself
He is just the latest president to do so | Culture
Anthropic’s astonishing commercial success makes it a target
Dario Amodei’s Anthropic clashes with Donald Trump’s administration over AI model restrictions, highlighting tensions between tech firms and government control. | Briefing